The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-10-27
Charter of the
Calvary Baptist Industrial
High School Association.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF
BOSSIER.

STATE OF LOUIS1ANA-PARISH OF
BOSSIER.
DE it known that on this, the first day of o.
u tober, A. D., 1887, before me, John II.
Keyser Notary Public in and for said parish
aud State, duly commissioned, qualified and
acting, and in the presence of the subscribing
competent witnesses, personally came and ap-
peared F. j. Cook. Felix Owens, r L. Cook,
5, H. Ralph, H. NJ. Stephens, f. j. Stephens,
Henry Jordan and Joseph Snedley. who de-
clared and said that they have, this day. form
ed, and do, by these presents, form themselves
into body corporate and polite, under the
generallaws of the State of Louisiana proyid-
ing for the Organlz ition of corporations for
literary, scientific, Educational and other kim
dred purposes, hareby, and by these presents,
covenenting, agreeing and binding themselves,
their associates and successors, to form and
constitute corporation Tor the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulutions and regu-
latiOns, following, to-wit:
ARTIcLEi.
Tee name of this corporation shall be 1.-THE
Calvary Baptist Industrial High School Asso-
ciation,' and under its said corporate name it
shall have and enjoy an existence of twenty
five years from date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
This Corporation shall be composed only of
bona tidc shareholders it shall have and use a
common seal; shall have power to sue and be
sued, to plead and be implicated; and. in all
cases, legal process shall be served on the
President of the Board of Directors of said
corporation--whose domicle las is that of the
corporation) is hereby fixed at Benton, Bossier
parish, Louisiana, and all suits shall be insti-
tuted in the name of said President of said
Board of Directors. 1t shall have power to
purchase, receive by donation Inter ricos, or
| nsortis causd) and all character of property
necessary to organize, carry into effect and
perpetuate the objects of the Association
hereinafter to DO named; to hold and use same,
or dispose of it, as the interests of the Asso-
citation may require, and in furtherance of its
objects and purposes; and, generally, to pos
sess all legal capacities liabilities and powers
belonging to a corporation whose objects are
| hereby declared to be to establish and operate
| an Industrial Institute for the Intellectual
Moral and Practical Education of Colored
Male and Female Youths, with power to estab-
fish, in connection Herewith, Scientific, Agri-
cultural, Medical, Theological or other profess
| siOnal and literary northumberland same
are thought to be necessary.
ARTICLE Ill.,
| The above named incorportors shall be and
| constitute the First Board of Directors, with
HI. NJ. Stephens as President, E. j. Stephens
as Treasurer, aud S. Fl Ralph as Secretary
| and shall during their term of office, and unit
| their successors are elected and qualified, al
hereinafter provided for, have the control and
government of their own body, and of the said
"Calvary Baptist Industrial High School As
sociation;" they shall elect the President anG
Members of the Faculty and other necessary
! officers and employees of said school; shai
| have power to fill vacancies occurring in the
Board, and for their better government, shall
have power to make from time to time, By
Laws for the regulation of the officers teach
ers, students and officers generally; and shall
hold their offices for and during the period o
one year, or until their successors shall have
| been elected and qualified in the manner here
mater prescribed.
:! ARTICLE ".
! AT least ten days before the first dsy of Jul,